Infrastructure

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on highways in Tamil Nadu including a detailed project report (DPR) on sea link near Chennai, Minister of State Mansukh L Mandaviya said in an update to parliament on 13 Dec...

The National Highway Authority of India is finalizing a detailed project report (DPR) for the of NH-80 (new NH-33) between km 65 to km 190 in Bihar.

A government-appointed committee has recommended high speed multi modal connectivity, business services and utility infrastructure in re-designing Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Tuticorin port development has been redesigned with a Rs.2,000 crore project to make it a deep-water port on the East West trade route, Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on 12 Dec 2018.

India will see massive energy projects worth US$300 billion over the next decade with intensified focus on natural gas, said Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Green energy projects of 46.75 GW capacity have been bid out or is under installation in India which has installed around 73.35 GW as of October 2018 from all renewable energy sources, said the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy...

Denmark has offered support to the development of a model Urban River Management Plan for a comprehensive interrelation of river and city and connecting people with the city at the Ganga Cleaning summit concluded 7 Dec 2018 in New Delhi.

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, has directed all stakeholders to make urgent and concerted efforts to remove existing bottlenecks and ensure that the projects get completed well before the stipulated dates.

The Cabinet has approved implementation of Shahpur Kandi Dam Project on River Ravi in Punjab with Central Assistance of Rs.485.38 crore (for irrigation component) to be provided over five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.

Work is in progress on the Rs.180 crore Departure at the Coimbatore Airport in Tamil Nadu, according to an update given by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) on 6 Dec 2018.